"The ability to intelligently fill your free time is the highest degree of personal culture."
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
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behavioural arbitrage is a very interesting thing that i just came across
something to think about
eg. long delivery services, short brick & mortar stores
something to think about
eg. long delivery services, short brick & mortar stores
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The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
night walk blink, pretty simple book with only one message imo
also, was somehow reminded of The Alchemist in the lesson of listening to the language of the world
main takeaways:
- find your creativity in nature and the everyday life
- disconnect to reduce bombardment of information to let your senses flow
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The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
night walk blink, pretty simple book with only one message imo
also, was somehow reminded of The Alchemist in the lesson of listening to the language of the world
main takeaways:
- find your creativity in nature and the everyday life
- disconnect to reduce bombardment of information to let your senses flow
fav quotes:
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A Thought Exercise in Financial History, from the Future
#BM
https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic
#BM
https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic
Citriniresearch
THE 2028 GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE CRISIS
A Thought Exercise in Financial History, from the Future
i think i can somewhat vouch for this as well
be optimistic !
https://x.com/sahilbloom/status/2025620263128142080?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw
be optimistic !
https://x.com/sahilbloom/status/2025620263128142080?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw
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Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom) on X
Major life hack: Be optimistic.
The way you choose to perceive the world impacts every single area of your life. Choose wisely.
The way you choose to perceive the world impacts every single area of your life. Choose wisely.
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Kids conceived via sperm or egg donation do as well as or better than those from average two parent families.
https://x.com/ubiquitousnewt/status/2025486187805225178?s=20
https://x.com/ubiquitousnewt/status/2025486187805225178?s=20
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Stella (@ubiquitousnewt) on X
Kids conceived via sperm or egg donation do as well as or better than those from average two parent families.
This is because they receive higher quality genetic endowments from screened donors. This is combined with rearing by strongly positively selected…
This is because they receive higher quality genetic endowments from screened donors. This is combined with rearing by strongly positively selected…
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i think i can somewhat vouch for this as well be optimistic ! https://x.com/sahilbloom/status/2025620263128142080?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw
The part nobody talks about from this paper: the authors explicitly state optimism is modifiable. This isn’t a personality trait you’re born with. Cognitive reappraisal training, morning sunlight for cortisol rhythm regulation, deliberate breathing protocols for vagal tone, structured gratitude practices. All of these shift the prefrontal cortex patterns that determine where you sit on the optimism spectrum.
A 35% reduction in cardiac events from a trainable psychological variable is a bigger effect size than most supplements on the market. That’s the real story buried in this abstract.
https://x.com/aakashgupta/status/2025799591199969635?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw
A 35% reduction in cardiac events from a trainable psychological variable is a bigger effect size than most supplements on the market. That’s the real story buried in this abstract.
https://x.com/aakashgupta/status/2025799591199969635?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw
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Aakash Gupta (@aakashgupta) on X
Most people will read this and think optimists live longer because they eat better and exercise more. The study says something wilder.
Lee et al. controlled for smoking, diet, exercise, alcohol, depression, BMI, and socioeconomic status. The longevity effect…
Lee et al. controlled for smoking, diet, exercise, alcohol, depression, BMI, and socioeconomic status. The longevity effect…
observation:
social media has proliferated relationship standards and goals, mostly by females. the bar seems to be getting increasingly raised as ‘bare minimum’, whereby males have to bring plenty to the table in all aspects. however, females don’t seem to need to bring anything to the table, or maybe the same increasing standards aren’t applied against them.
factoring in inflation, rising costs of living, and more, it is harder to manage as a sole breadwinner (you can’t raise a family of 5 with $2k/mth anymore). yet, the same expectation of men is still held while standards in other aspects are also rising because females are trending away from the traditional housewife dynamic. so, expectations seem to float around not being a traditional housewife AND expecting the male to provide mostly (on top of emotional needs etc.)
“her money is her money, his money is shared money.”
how did we get here?
https://x.com/escapefrommelos/status/2025188839166296132
at the same time, females do enjoy a certain amount of demand inelasticity in general due to biological needs imo. could be a contributor of things too. much more inelasticity for the top % of women in looks and sexiness.
ofc, this is not 100% for all females, just a trending observation
feels like as society gets tougher to live in, more females would rather return to traditional dynamics to live a relatively more stress free life than their male counterparts.
some speculate this phenomenon as hollowing out the middle management of the workforce
social media has proliferated relationship standards and goals, mostly by females. the bar seems to be getting increasingly raised as ‘bare minimum’, whereby males have to bring plenty to the table in all aspects. however, females don’t seem to need to bring anything to the table, or maybe the same increasing standards aren’t applied against them.
factoring in inflation, rising costs of living, and more, it is harder to manage as a sole breadwinner (you can’t raise a family of 5 with $2k/mth anymore). yet, the same expectation of men is still held while standards in other aspects are also rising because females are trending away from the traditional housewife dynamic. so, expectations seem to float around not being a traditional housewife AND expecting the male to provide mostly (on top of emotional needs etc.)
“her money is her money, his money is shared money.”
how did we get here?
https://x.com/escapefrommelos/status/2025188839166296132
at the same time, females do enjoy a certain amount of demand inelasticity in general due to biological needs imo. could be a contributor of things too. much more inelasticity for the top % of women in looks and sexiness.
ofc, this is not 100% for all females, just a trending observation
feels like as society gets tougher to live in, more females would rather return to traditional dynamics to live a relatively more stress free life than their male counterparts.
some speculate this phenomenon as hollowing out the middle management of the workforce
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Melian Refugee (@escapefrommelos) on X
I’ve been seeing more and more of these “Bare Minimum” aspirational-manifestation-mood-board posts on instagr*m and they continually remind me that at their core, foids just want a live-in servant who they pay with their рussу
humblespace
was tagged in some instagram stories today, so i decided to check it out at the same time, it’s been a long while since i’ve used instagram, hence i decided to scroll through some instagram stories of my followings was reminded of why i left instagram in…
just went back on instagram to check out what's going on on the platform
lo and behold, i could NOT find a single friend's post in the first ~15 posts on my feed (about 4-5 thumb scrolls worth)
i was just fed with reels from influencers and ads that i can't give a damn about
social media isn't social anymore
i don't care about what influencers are posting
short social media, long micro communities and niches
reminds me of what i said months ago:
https://t.iss.one/humblespace/576
lo and behold, i could NOT find a single friend's post in the first ~15 posts on my feed (about 4-5 thumb scrolls worth)
i was just fed with reels from influencers and ads that i can't give a damn about
social media isn't social anymore
i don't care about what influencers are posting
short social media, long micro communities and niches
reminds me of what i said months ago:
https://t.iss.one/humblespace/576
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humblespace
social media is no longer social because majority of people’s fyp does not even consist of their friends anymore, but instead random content fed by the algorithm
humblespace
social media isn't social anymore! only 7% of time spent on instagram in 2025 is spent on viewing content from friends.
don't forget this user study by meta on instagram in 2025
only 7% of time spent on instagram is spent on viewing content form friends
a convergence of taste, humour, entertainment, and trends
stand out by curating your own niche/taste and standing by it
let people find you, instead of you finding and turning to mimetic tastes
"If you want to go for a run, go for a run, don't look for company. Sooner or later, on your fifth run or your twentieth, like-minded people will find you themselves".
only 7% of time spent on instagram is spent on viewing content form friends
a convergence of taste, humour, entertainment, and trends
stand out by curating your own niche/taste and standing by it
let people find you, instead of you finding and turning to mimetic tastes
"If you want to go for a run, go for a run, don't look for company. Sooner or later, on your fifth run or your twentieth, like-minded people will find you themselves".
humblespace
[cc] https://thenodmag.com/content/gen-z-social-media-instagram-posting-fatigue
“My last post was in 2017,” says Maahi Gilder, a 24-year-old brand manager at Glitters Hardware, who claims she’s chronically online despite having no visible Instagram presence. “I love watching and sharing Reels. I actually run my company’s social media too. I’m everywhere except my own profile,” she shares cheerfully as though she’s hacked the system: maximum entertainment, minimum exposure. It wasn’t always like this. When Gilder was younger, she had a wholesome feed and only got rid of all her posts when she was starting university. “I didn’t want new people to be able to judge me within three seconds,” she says. “Instagram profiles sometimes feel like a résumé that you know people are going to come and stalk.”